Stick around and in a couple of minutes, you can watch one of West Coast editor Mark Vaughn's dreams come true--he drives a Bugatti Veyron.

But first, let's check in with the car world:

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Chevry is launching the celebration of its 100th anniversary this week. It kicked things off on Monday with a couple of bits of news.

First, there will be a convertible version of the big-bang Camaro ZL1. We'll get to see it next month at the Los Angeles auto show, and it goes on sale about a year from now.

It rolls with the same 580-hp supercharged V8 as in the ZL1 coupe, as well as a whole suite of traction aids to help keep it going where you point it.

Second, the redesigned Colorado pickup will be sold in the United States.

We've seen the new Colorado in concept and production guise, but only for foreign markets until now. The truck was developed by GM's operations in Brazil.

The new Colorado likely will go on sale in about a year. GM isn't saying whether there will be a new Canyon for the GMC brand.

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If you're a fan of BMWs, mark your calendar for Friday. That's when the German automaker will take the wraps off the redesigned 3-series.

This will be the sixth generation of the 3-series. We expect it will pick up on the styling cues from the 5-series sedan.

Join us on Friday morning at autoweek.com for all of the details.

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The future is growing dim for Saab.

Reports from Europe say the Swedish courts may declare Saab bankrupt as soon as today, because the company is out of cash.

Saab has been waiting for money from two Chinese companies to get production restarted.

But news reports in Europe say the Chinese government might not OK the deal because it doesn't require Saab to give up rights to any new technology.

Without some cash, Saab is out of gas.

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OK, let's get to that Bugatti Veyron drive. Mark Vaughn climbs into the driver's seat.

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Thanks, Mark.

The fall colors Up North, and the warm weather elsewhere, make this a perfect time for a road trip.

This is exactly what senior road test editor Natalie Neff is doing--right now. You can follow Natalie's Excellent Adventure and keep up with her tweets and video posts at autoweek.com/natalie. You can even send her suggestions on where to stop and what to see.